An evaluation of Eating Pattern and Nutritional Status of Police Personnel in the Tamale Metropolis in Ghana
Table 1.
Meal pattern of respondents (n=384unless otherwise stated)
| Variables | Frequency(n) | Percentage (%) | | Number of meals in a day | | | | 1 | 20 | 5.2 | | 2 | 320 | 83.3 | | 3 | 40 | 10.4 | | >3 | 4 | 1 | | Usual source of meals | | | | Bought | 366 | 95 | | Prepared at home | 14 | 4 | | Provided at work | 4 | 1 | | Skip meals | | | | Breakfast | 286 | 74.5 | | Lunch | 93 | 24.2 | | Supper | 5 | 1.3 | | Eat between meals | | | | Yes | 353 | 91.9 | | No | 31 | 8.1 | | Take alcohol | | | | Yes | 320 | 83.3 | | No | 64 | 16.7 | | Frequency of alcohol intake | | | | Daily | 50 | 15.6 | | Weekly | 210 | 65.6 | | Monthly | 34 | 10.6 | | Occasionally | 26 | 8.1 | | Smoking | | | | Yes | 53 | 13.8 | | No | 331 | 86.2 | | Frequency of Smoking | | | | Daily | 20 | 37.7 | | Weekly | 15 | 28.3 | | Occasionally | 18 | 34 | Source: Field Survey, 2019, data are presented as n, %
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Source: Field Survey, 2019, data are presented as n, % |
